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higher-strung

higher-strung is the comparative form of high-strung.

Meaning of high-strung

Adjective

high-strung (comparative higher-strung, superlative highest-strung)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Nervous; anxious; excited or excitable.
    • But it exasperated the higher strung nature of Colonel Feraud1908, Joseph Conrad, The Duel, A Military Tale, page 62
  2. Having lighter, thinner strings than usual, to produce higher notes.
    • a high-strung guitar

Questions about higher-strung

What is higher-strung the comparative form of?
Higher-strung is the comparative form of high-strung.

Words near higher-strung in the dictionary

  1. higher-risk
  2. higher-seeded
  3. higher-speed
  4. higher-speed rail
  5. higher-status
  6. higher-strung
  7. higher-time
  8. higher-up
  9. higher-ups
  10. higher-value
  11. higher-velocity

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